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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1971
Page
3
St. Michael's student rescuers marked their 300th emergency call as a collision at Routes 2 and 117 in Richmond trapped two passengers in each vehicle. Two ambulances with rescue squads pried doors open and assisted victims.
The Bennington College public calendar lists free events including films in Tishman Hall on Oct 26, 30, Nov 2, and Nov 6 plus a concert on Nov 3 at the Carriage Barn. A separate Vermont dispatch reports St Michael's College rescue squad aiding a Burlington crash and Second Lt Phillip C Hollister entering AFIT at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base with his wife Janet Barton.
Miss Pamela Ann Fisk and Leo A. Reynolds Jr. wed at Zion Episcopal Church Manchester Center with 175 guests. The bride, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Fisk, wore Empire style peau de soie lace gown and carried a Bible with white blooms. The couple plans to reside in Riviera Beach Florida after a Myrtle Beach honeymoon.
Sister Elizabeth Candon Ph.D. of Trinity College in Burlington has been elected president of the Vermont Higher Education Council. She has held multiple roles with state education bodies and joined Trinity in 1954, rising to president in 1966 after studies at Fordham University. The council, formed in 1943, aims to advance higher education through cooperation among affiliated colleges.
Detective James F. Murphy, a 16 year veteran of the Haverhill Mass Police Department, is appointed by Brattleboro Chief Reginald Belville to direct Vermont’s juvenile delinquency program funded by a $25,750 federal grant. He will train police with juvenile officers, help set up or expand juvenile bureaus, and begin duties November 15 after a unanimous screening of 63 candidates by a panel including Dana Thompson and George Hebert.
More than 130 Vermonters attended PPV’s second annual meeting at UVM Medical School on Oct 16, electing Elaine Nesto of Bennington to the nominating committee and naming her PPV Bennington County unit chair. Workshops covered family planning, contraception, education, and community change with a listening session featuring diverse views from Nellie Graves George Bloom Mary Harrington and Dr John Hartnett. Attendees from Bennington County included Nesto Harris Brogan Garatoni Brehm Levin Guma Nash Simmons Evans and others, highlighting local engagement in Planned Parenthood.
PFC Daniel F. Flanders, 20, of Bennington and wife Nancy, participates with over 11 000 troops in Exercise Reforger III in Germany. He serves with Battery C 8th Battalion 1st Infantry Division 6th Artillery at Ft. Riley. The Big Red One's 1st and 2nd brigades deployed from Ft. Riley with a third based in Augsburg. the exercise runs from Munich toward the Czech border and tests deployment procedures under NATO commitments.
Nine seniors bowled at Bennington Lanes on Friday afternoon. Irene O Grady claimed the ladies high single 156 and high triple 421 while George Rogers topped the men with 159 and Jerry Morin posted 428 for the high triple. An invitation went out for anyone 55 or older to join Friday at 3 p.m. Also, Edward Rood and his son Edward Jr. returned from a two week trip visiting Phoenix Las Vegas Utah Grand Canyon and Mexico. Knights of Columbus notes and hospital auxiliary events were announced with a movie screening at Putnam Memorial Hospital scheduled.
The Catholic Daughters of America CDA notes its annual Harvest Bazaar at the K of C rooms on November 12 and 13 with multiple booths. Anne Cummings is general chairwoman. Ruth Mulvey and Josephine McKeon head the knitwear table. Eleanor Harvey leads attic treasures with Olga Mahar and Helen Keough. Catherine Dermody runs the apron table with Leonore Longtin Alice Harwood and Catherine Dickieson. Phyllis Capriola oversees the Christmas booth with Barbara Hurley and Rita McCann. Christine St John manages toys. Agatha Krawczyk handles goodies with Rowena Carver as assistant. Lunch is served November 12 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. hosted by Anne Cummings with Arthemise Plourde and Madeline Cullinan assisting.
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